Bio

David R. Schwartz is a highly experienced transactional attorney who has been practicing law in Los Angeles for over ten years. Having worked as an attorney at one of the nation’s most prominent law firms, as well as serving as General Counsel for some of the most cutting edge Internet and technology companies, Mr. Schwartz is a business-oriented lawyer who understands the needs of clients and provides sophisticated work to meet those needs.

Prior to founding The Law Offices of David R. Schwartz in Fall 2009, Mr. Schwartz was the Vice President of Legal & Corporate Development for two related visionary Internet start-up companies, Geni, Inc. and Yammer, Inc. He served as General Counsel and sole attorney for both companies until a corporate relocation from Los Angeles to San Francisco in August 2009.

For Geni, anonline social networking site for families, Mr. Schwartz led deal structuring, negotiation, and contract drafting of corporate development initiatives, strategic alliances, technology licensing, and external company legal matters. For Yammer, an enterprise communications software-as-a-service (SaaS) product whose technology was developed at Geni, Mr. Schwartz drafted and managed in-house data security and compliance policies, as well as online terms of use, privacy policy, and external contracts of sale including drafting service level agreements.

Prior to Geni and Yammer, Mr. Schwartz utilized his legal skills and business acumen at LoopNet, Inc., the leading online commercial real estate marketplace, where he structured and negotiated strategic alliances, joint ventures, and content licensing relationships.

Mr. Schwartz began his legal career in the Century City office of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, now K&L Gates, where he practiced corporate, securities, technology, and entertainment law. He advised companies on asset purchases, intellectual property licensing, strategic partnerships, and corporate governance.

Bar Admissions

State Bar of California, Admitted December 1998

United States District Court, Central District of California, Admitted December 1998

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